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practice. (Applause). 



THE CHAIRMAN : Are there questions to ask Mr. 

 Parker, at this time in regard to the spraying campaign? 

 We have spraying up again tomorrow morning, so probably 

 we won't take time for this now. 



Mr. Miles, will you speak to us at this tinu\ please? Mr. 

 ]\Iiles wants to speak to us about the American Pomologieal 

 Hociety. 



SECY MILES of Connecticut Pomologieal Society: 

 Ladies and Gentlemen, I do not know just what part you 

 liave got to in your program as I have just come in. 



THE CHAIRMAN: You will work in here all right. 



MR, MILES: I asked your President if I might have 

 just a moment to give you a word tonight. First, I want to 

 bring to you the word that we down in Connecticut, of the 

 f Connecticut Pomologieal Society, are trying to keep busy in 

 this same line of work in which you are interested. I am 

 very sorry our President, ^Ir. Stajdes, is unable to be pre-'*- 

 ent on account of sickness. He Avould be very glad to bring 

 >ou greetings of the i^ociety. and also to invite you to come 

 to our winter meeting which is to })e held early in February, 

 the 5th to the 8th, but I Avill personally give you a very 

 cordial invitation to be with us on any of those three days or 

 all of them if you can. We will try to have as good a meeting 

 as you do and I think from the plans we have outlined it 

 will be a little better than our usual winter meeting. 



As I remember it a few years ago before your Massa- 

 chusetts Fruit Growers' Association was as strong as it is 

 today, a great many of you fruit men came to Connecticut 

 to get information and to help us with your information. 

 Of course, that day is largely past and you have all anil 

 more than we can give you right here in your own Stat^^, 

 but, nevertheless, we shall be very glad to see any one of 

 you down there. I think T can assure you a very profitable 

 three days' visit. 



The subject that your President has mentioned, that of 

 the recent meeting of the American Pomologieal Society is 



